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Director:
Raoul Walsh
Writers:
Richard Macaulay (original screenplay) and
Jerry Wald (original screenplay)
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Release Date:
9 August 1941 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Crime more
Tagline:
Raft and Robinson are at the brawling point!
Plot:
Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work on a road crew for the power company. In a freak accident Hank is injured and is promoted to foreman of the gang... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A rugged action, with a great cast. more (18 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Edward G. Robinson ... Hank 'Gimpy' McHenry

Marlene Dietrich ... Fay Duval

George Raft ... Johnny Marshall
Alan Hale ... Jumbo Wells
Frank McHugh ... Omaha
Eve Arden ... Dolly
Barton MacLane ... Smiley Quinn
Ward Bond ... Eddie Adams
Walter Catlett ... Sidney Whipple
Joyce Compton ... Scarlett
Lucia Carroll ... Flo
Egon Brecher ... Antoine 'Pop' Duval
Cliff Clark ... Cully
Joseph Crehan ... Sweeney
Ben Welden ... Al Hurst
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:103 min (Turner library print) | USA:104 min | West Germany:100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | West Germany:12 | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved | Sweden:15
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
While visiting his friend George Raft on the set, Bugsy Siegel was introduced to Virginia Hill as depicted in the film Bugsy (1991). There's a scene where Raft gets into a brawl with Barton MacLane that is depicted in Bugsy (1991). more
Quotes:
Hank 'Gimpy' McHenry: Johnny, what are you doing for supper tonight?
Johnny Marshall: Oh, nothing exciting.
Hank 'Gimpy' McHenry: Well, come on home with me.
Johnny Marshall: Nah, it's getting to be a habit.
Hank 'Gimpy' McHenry: What's the matter? Don't you like the food?
Johnny Marshall: Oh sure, I like it. But if I show up at your house this week for another meal, Fay'll wind up calling the cops. And after all, you're practically still on your honeymoon.
Hank 'Gimpy' McHenry: I'm only asking you for supper.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Summer of '42 (1971) more
Soundtrack:
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) more

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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
A rugged action, with a great cast., 27 August 1999
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Author: Shawn Taber (filmbuffshawn@netscape.net) from Rock Forest, Quebec

Manpower, is typical of the Warner Bros. action films of the 40's. It's filled with drama, tension, comedy and action. There is a lot of memorable dialogue, which puts modern films to shame. Probably, the best feature of this film is the cast. Dietrich, Robinson and Raft are topnotch. The supporting cast of Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, and Ward Bond lend superb comic relief. Manpower is a fun film which deserves repeated viewings.

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